: a person who acts as an assistant
a teacher's aide
specifically
: a military officer who acts as an assistant to a superior officer
Examples of aide in a Sentence
The senate office hired several congressional aides.
the nurse's aide will bring you an extra pillow
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Last week, the Herald reported on a meeting between Rubio’s advisers and Raúl Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, Raúl Castro’s grandson, bodyguard and closest aide.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Gonzales has denied the affair with the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, and claims he's being extorted by her husband.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Gonzales has denied the allegations of the affair with the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles.
—Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Each classroom is typically staffed by a teacher, a pre-kindergarten aide and a pre-kindergarten para-educator.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Gonzales has denied the affair with the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, and claims he's being extorted by her husband.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Gonzales has denied the allegations of the affair with the aide, Regina Santos-Aviles.
—Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Each classroom is typically staffed by a teacher, a pre-kindergarten aide and a pre-kindergarten para-educator.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Aide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aide. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
Medical Definition
aide
noun
: a person who acts as an assistant
volunteer aides
psychiatric aides
see nurse aide
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